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I can't say I have a favourite judging system because I don't know the different ones well enough to be able to compare...but I do think one of the advantages of IJS is definitely the "educational" aspect of how things can be broken down and released into a protocol as gkelly explained.
It would have been interesting to see 6.0 era protocols released with short paragraphs (or essays ) that judges could use to justify their top 3 picks.
ETA: ^ It doesn't even feel like an SP, there's so much packed into it.
It would have been interesting to see 6.0 era protocols released with short paragraphs (or essays ) that judges could use to justify their top 3 picks.
:confused2: I don't know, I guess I am a girl of my times, but I loved Abbott's 2010 SP this year and much prefer it to Boitano's above. It is true that the American male skaters you listed rarely do "the hardest stuff" for their time (i.e. jumps-wise, i.e. quads) but I found the above Boitano's program to have too much of a similar pace throughout, making it seem a little too static for my tastes. I'd rather the ebb and flow and build-up of Abbott's SP. Boitano's lines and imperial presentation look very nice, but there's something non-organic about it (to me).Actually, yes, I think it might be. I can't think of a better one. Technically [Boitano] did the hardest stuff anyone could do in those days, plus more. A triple Lutz with 'Tano air position, a triple Axle-double loop, and a double Axel with arms folded into his final pose.
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I did not see any flaws, his lines were clean, the choreography was smooth as butter.
It is really quite sobering to compare that with anything Lysacek or Weir or Abbott has ever shown us in the CoP era.
And again, I think Michelle's Rachmaninoff is extraordinary because of the changes in pacing and mood. Starts off slow and soft, then changes dramatically to build up to an uplifting, riveting ending. I actually prefer her 1995-1996 SP a bit more, but I agree that the Rach SP is probably Michelle's best (and one of the best, period.)Michelle's finest short program was the Rachmaninov SP in 1998. She got 7 6.0's for presentation (so Brian's 8 beat her. )
ETA: ^ It doesn't even feel like an SP, there's so much packed into it.
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